The heavy rainfall in Mumbai on 26
$^{th}$
July 2005
had created water logging in and around Mumbai causing disruption of transport,
overflowing of water channels on the road; thereby flooded water in all the low
lying areas reached the houses, hospitals, shopping complexes, offices,
institutes and industries. This had led to disruption of the normal lives of
people. The people and animals had also become victims of this disastrous rain.
It was reported that many people lost their lives due to flood water and
falling of debris in some housing areas. Lots of properties have been damaged
due to heavy flooded water in and around Mumbai. The sewage pipes and water
pipelines due to heavy force were also damaged in some areas which resulted
into faecal contamination in the drinking water causing diseases like
leptospirosis, gastroenteritis, dysentery, diarrhea, jaundice, eye
conjunctivitis etc. The huge solid waste was also generated due to mixing of
garbage, household damaged wastes, biomedical wastes, industrial wastes and
market wastes etc. The pathogens from dead animals and human bodies also
reached water bodies. This might have created new borne pathogens as a source
for water-borne diseases. The water-borne diseases were a problem in Mumbai
because of severely contaminated water. The physicochemical characteristics of
water were assessed in different areas.
Mumbai's this disaster occurred due to down pouring of rain which
has made the authority to make the proper planning for drainage/water
pipelines/road construction, housing and shopping complexes and disaster
management, in case of emergency, for this cosmopolitan city before the next
rainy season begins. The scenario that occurred during the heavy rainfall on
26
$^{th}$
July 2005 and thereafter for a couple of days has
been reported in the present paper.
